The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-01-18
General Hazen Succumbs to
the Inevitable,
IN HIS FIFTY SEVENTH YEAR,
After an Active Life at Home And In
the Field in the Service of
His Country.
General Haze Dead

United States army. died in this city a
o'clock this evening. He had been i'll
since Thursday, but no danger was ap-
pretended until this afternoon. He
| suffered from diabetes for some years
but, of late, had improved in health
and strength. and hopes were enter
t aimed of his comp etc recovery.
| Alta reception to the diplomatic corps,
given by the President, he took Sc
we're cold, causing him to keep his bed.
| On the 18th and 18th inst, he was up,
and reported himself much improved,
saying that he would go to his office on
Monday. On Sunday morning, his
physician, P. f. Harvey, U. S. A, was
summoned to see him soon after day
light. He at once repaired to
his rooms and found an ala1min :
change IN his condition, sugs esting
poisoning of the blood from his consti-
tutlonal disease. He at once adopted
measures to overcome this condition
and restore strength. 4 consultation
was also at once sought with DR.. ID. l..
Huntington. of the army, who agreed
IN the main with the attending physi-
clans. The case was thought of so ex-
treme a gravity, that his relatives in
the city were informed, and they at
once gathered about him, and spared
no effort to bring him relief. Some i'm
provement resulted from the treat
ment, but towards evening his symp-
toms became aggravated, andsat the re
quest of his family DR.. Lincoln met Drs.
Harvey and Huntington in consulta-
ton Every measure that skill or
science could suggest failed to rally the
sinking officer, and be breathed his last
at s o'clock this evening. His fatal ill
ness was not accompanied by suffering
and his death was calm and without a
struggle.
Information of General Hazen s
death was conveyed Immediately to
Colonel Huntington and Captain
Greedy, and to the Secretary of War,
who communicated the sad in
teIligence to The President. The
general of the army, who was
advised of the death by telegraph, will
be conferred with by Greedy IN behalf
of General Hazens family, as to the
military honors to be paid the deceased.
Owing to the delicate condition of the
health of his father-in law, Mr.. Nc
Lean, the funeral will take place from
st. Johns church. ~ rs. Hazen, who IS
in France, has been notified by cable,
| dEu Will 4CtOAA W
America.
There were present at the time of
| General Hazen's death, Mrs. Washing
ton Mclean, Mr.. and Mrs Bugher, the
latter his Wife's sister, Captain Greedy,
who had been with him during the en-
tire day; Lieut.. Thompson, Drs. Hunt
ington, Harvey and Lincoln, attending
and consulting physicians. The remains
will be in charge, tonight, OF Lieut..
| Thompson an officer of General Hazen' s
old regiment.
| General Hazen was born at West
Hartford, Windsor County, on the 9th
of September, 1880, and was, therefore.
at the time of his death in his 57th
year. His early life was passed in
Ohio, to which State his parents
moved in 1888, and he entered West
Point military acadamy from that State
on September 1855, and Was appointed
brevet second lieutenant in the fourth
United States infantry. He served
| through the Indian war in southern
Oregon in 1856. and having been ap
| pointed second lieutenant in the spring
of that year be came east and pro
ceeded to Texas, where his company
was stationed. During the two follow
| ing years he was engaged almost
constantly in active service against
the Indians in western Texas and New
Mexico, and was four times
complimented in general orders from
headquarters for bravery and good con
duct. During this campaign he received
a severe wound in the right side, from
which be did not recover until Febru.
ary, 1860. On the 1st of April in that
year he was appointed to be full first. lieu
| tenant; on the 14th of May, to captain
and in February, 1861, he was assigned
to duty as assistant professor of infantry
tactics at West Point. Soon after the
breaking out of the civil war, he re-
ceived leave. of absence, with au-
thority to take command of the
Forty-frst Regiment Ohio Volunteers.
On the Doth Of November he reported to
Buck at Louisville. Ky, and was as
signed to General Nelson's division and
on January I6, 1852, was appointed
to command the 10th Brigade, army OF
Ohio. He moved with General Buell's
army to Pittsburg Landing, took active
part in the battle at that place and af-
terWard served in Northern Alabama,
until ordered to assume command OF
the post of Murfreesboro. In MAY,
1862. he was appointed Brigadier- Gen
eral, but the appointment was not con-
firmed until after the battle of Stone
River. in which General Hazen's
brigade was holly engaged and reu-
dered extremely valuable service.
In September. 1868, he took part in the
battle of Chickamauga, under General
Thomas. where be fought with great
gallantry. and where his brigade was
the last organized command to leave
the field. In October. 1863, he EN-
barked at night with 100 picked men
in fifty-two boats, hoated down the
Tennessee River past Lookout Noun
tain, along seven miles of Confederates
picket line, and seized position which
opened communication with Chicka
manga, and decided the fate of Chatta-
noOga. In the battle of Mission Ridge,
his brigade was among the first to
reach the crest, where he captured
eighteen pieces of artillery and many
prisoners. After that time he was
marching, couatermsrchirg and
skirmishing in East Tennessee.
On the 18th of August he
was transferred to the army of
Tennessee. and placed in command
OF the Second Division, Fifteenth Army
Corps. HIS division. took part in the
Georgia campaign, and was engaged
with tha av,pn1r- 14 on the